I first met Alex attending a Christian seminar weekend in 2021. About a year later, I noticed Alex posting on Facebook groups and accepted his friend request.
I began watching his Facebook Live videos and joined his Sunday training courses. During one session, Alex claimed that gold dust appeared from heaven on his hands. He used this to pressure attendees to give specific amounts of money, sometimes addressing them by name and claiming that the request was a direct word from God. He told me that God was instructing me to sow a “seed of faith” into his ministry, which led me to donate £82.88. I trusted Alex partly because he mentioned a network I was part of, which gave the impression that he was closely connected to a legitimate ministry.
Later, when I was going through a period of severe financial and emotional crisis, I was contacted by Alex, who insisted that God wanted me to give him £1,000. He promised prayer, discipleship, and support during my difficult time. I could not afford £1,000, but I sent £500, which I borrowed from a credit card because I was short of money at the time.
However, after sending the money, Alex became unresponsive, and did not provide the promised support. When I later reached out for help, Alex replied, “You don’t have any faith,” and blocked me and ceased all communication.
About a year later, I noticed Alex had created a new Facebook account and resumed similar activities. I joined in an attempt to address the previous situation with him cordially, but he responded dismissively: “I don’t owe you anything. Who do you think you are?” and he blocked me again.
I was in a vulnerable season and it seems that Alex took advantage of my circumstances for his own financial gain.
